The Ingenuous Colonel

"The Ingenuous Colonel" is one of fourteen short stories written by Leslie Charteris and included in the thirteenth Saint book Boodle (aka The Saint Intervenes) published in 1934. It had previously been published in the newspaper Empire News as "Keep an Eye on the Clock".

Plot
Two con men try to swindle a young man in a horse racing scam, never realising their mark is Simon Templar. The story indicates that Templar has returned to Britain after an absence of some time, suggesting that it might take place around the time of "The Simon Templar Foundation", the lead story in the previous book, The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal, which likewise takes place at a time when Templar is re-establishing himself.